On the part of localities, the Ministry of Transport proposed to continue to coordinate and support road management agencies in arranging areas for dumping soil and rocks to facilitate the work of overcoming landslide problems. slope sliding; Support site clearance work in case of major damage, the road must be widened towards the positive slope or changed to ensure safety. Localities direct local authorities when implementing projects, especially construction projects along roads, to pay attention to researching the layout of the overall drainage system, synchronized with road drainage so as not to affect the drainage of the road surface in particular and the entire area in general.

According to the Ministry of Transport, in the long term, in order to improve the capacity to respond to storms and tropical depressions at sea, the Government, ministries, branches and localities are requested to prioritize investment to further improve. quality of weather and natural disaster forecasting; Build an information network to warn of the risk of landslides, flooding and flash floods at key locations so that agencies, units and localities can build and deploy appropriate response plans. effective. Along with that, continue to research and develop new storm shelter anchorages and renovate and expand existing storm shelter anchorages.

The Government, ministries, branches and localities also reviewed and perfected legal regulations to remove difficulties and obstacles in the work of preventing, combating and overcoming the consequences of natural disasters; It is necessary to have regulations appropriate to the urgent and urgent characteristics of natural disaster recovery work such as: when it is necessary to change the route due to a road break, handle the road with cracks and a high risk of landslides. will be related to site clearance, forest land, material gathering sites, landslide dumping sites, etc.

Along with that, the Government, ministries, branches and localities continue to prioritize investment in equipment to serve natural disaster response and search and rescue for core forces in this work; Invest in large search and rescue ships that can operate for long periods of time at sea for the Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center to ensure search and rescue activities in offshore areas and long periods at sea.

Currently, the Ministry of Transport is directing and requesting affiliated agencies and units to review and evaluate the current state of transport infrastructure, focusing on weak bridges on key roads and railways. to have investment plans for repair, reinforcement, upgrading, renovation, and new construction to ensure requirements for preventing and responding to natural disasters, storms, and floods occurring in the near future.

The Ministry of Transport coordinates with local authorities to review and ensure the arrangement of soil and rock dumping areas to facilitate the work of overcoming traffic incidents; Quickly deploy site clearance work in case of major damage requiring road expansion or route change to ensure safety.

On the part of the port authority, urgently approve the plan to salvage ships and boats sunk by storm No. 3; Coordinate and guide localities to divide channels and routes when constructing and removing obstacles. At the same time, regularly review and update climate change scenarios, sea level rise, and long-term forecasts of natural disasters to effectively plan and respond to risks caused by natural disasters. Minimize damage caused by natural disasters; Review, adjust and supplement technical regulations and standards of traffic works according to natural disaster risk levels.

According to statistics from the Ministry of Transport, damage to road traffic infrastructure is mainly on national highways from Thanh Hoa to the Northern provinces, with a total number of affected locations and losses. About 4,177 locations and road sections were damaged.

Particularly for the Phong Chau bridge collapse, Phu Tho province, the Ministry of Transport issued Decision No. 1131/QD-BGTVT dated September 14, 2024 declaring a natural disaster emergency to respond and overcome. Damage to traffic infrastructure at Phong Chau bridge.

In document No. 3811/UBND-KTTH dated September 13, 2024, the People’s Committee of Phu Tho province proposed that the Prime Minister assign Phu Tho province to implement investment procedures to build a new bridge to replace the old Phong Chau bridge with a large scale. Modern, synchronous with National Highway 32C.

In Official Dispatch No. 96/CD-TTg dated September 16, 2024, the Prime Minister assigned the People’s Committee of Phu Tho province to be the presiding agency and urgently coordinate with the Ministry of Transport and related agencies to implement Immediately research, survey and complete investment preparation procedures for the Phong Chau bridge construction investment project, Phu Tho province, ensuring solidity and safety in all rain and flood conditions. The Government Office issued document No. 6629/VPCP-CN dated September 17, 2024 requesting the Ministries: Planning and Investment, Transport, Finance, Construction, Agriculture and Rural Development to study Report and recommendations of Phu Tho Provincial People’s Committee in document No. 3811/UBND-KTTH dated September 13, 2024 and report to the Prime Minister.

The Ministry of Transport has issued Document No. 10102/BGTVT-KHDT dated September 20, 2024 sent to the Government Office for synthesis; In which, the Ministry of Transport proposed to assign Phu Tho province to preside over project implementation under the emergency public investment project (Emergency Order); assign the Ministry of Construction to research and guide the People’s Committee of Phu Tho province to deploy the construction of Phong Chau bridge according to the procedures for urgent public investment projects; The Ministry of Planning and Investment and the Ministry of Finance were assigned to research and report to the Prime Minister to allocate central budget reserve capital in 2024 and other legal capital sources to invest in the project.

For railway transport infrastructure, over 30 landslide locations filled the railway; Over 40 flooded locations, washed away roadbeds and stone foundations; Hundreds of trees and architectural objects fell onto railways, information and signal lines. Vietnam Railways Corporation had to adjust train operating plans and cancel 22 freight trains and 54 passenger trains on national railway lines. By 10:50 a.m. on September 15, 2024, all national railway lines were open again.

Regarding projects under construction, the Ministry of Transport has directed investors and construction contractors to organize inspection and review of the current status of projects under construction and construction machinery. ; Urgently overcome the consequences of storms and floods, develop appropriate construction plans to restore construction works as soon as possible. Up to now, all 5 projects (invested by the Ministry of Transport) in the area affected by storm No. 3 have resumed construction to meet the project schedule. To support localities in overcoming the consequences of natural disasters, the Ministry of Transport directed the Vietnam Road Administration to provide 15,500 steel gabions to 7 provinces.

In the field of maritime and inland waterways, the Ministry of Transport has directed maritime and inland waterway units to strengthen inspection of channel routes, promptly take measures to recover and signal traffic jams. drift back to the correct position, restore damage signals to ensure safe operation of vessels; Urge port authorities to approve plans to salvage ships and boats sunk by storm No. 3; Coordinate and guide localities to divide channels and routes when constructing and removing obstacles.

Up to now, all seaports, ports and inland wharves in the Northern region have returned to normal operations. Particularly, some ports and inland waterway wharves in Ha Nam and Ninh Binh provinces are still flooded and cannot be operated because Hoa Binh hydropower plant opened its bottom discharge gate on the morning of September 22, 2024. Estimated time to resume operations: after water levels on the rivers ensure safety.

Search and rescue work at sea has been implemented promptly and effectively. The Vietnam Maritime Search and Rescue Coordination Center has closely coordinated with the forces of the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Public Security and other forces. other local authorities in search and rescue work. To date, 68 people have been rescued on 9 boats in distress caused by Storm No. 3.

Regarding the aviation sector, the Ministry of Transport has directed units to strengthen inspection of airports, railway stations, communication systems, flight operations and command. Basically, airports, airfields, and aircraft are all guaranteed to be safe and have returned to normal operations since September 7, 2024.